As we approach the end of 2019 and prepare for 2020 ? surely destined to be another interesting year in the world of watches ? we take a look back at some of the most noteworthy timepieces that came out this year, in various popular categories. Today, we look at 10 watches equipped with GMT and dual-time functions that had watch aficionados buzzing this year.
Among the plethora of watch-world anniversaries that 2019 brought us was the 25th year since A. Lange & Söhne’s release of its classic, flagship model, the Lange 1. Nearly every variation of the Lange 1 was honored with a special limited edition version, including this standout, the Lange 1 Time Zone 25th Anniversary Limited Edition. Its argenté dial, with blued hands and details, is designed to allow the wearer to read the home time and the time in a second time zone simultaneously. To set the second time zone, press the pusher in the side of the case to advance the rotating city ring, inscribed with the names of 24 world cities, in an easterly direction. At the same time, the hour hand on the second-time-zone subdial at 4 o?clock moves forward by one hour with each press of the pusher. As with previous versions of the Lange 1 Time Zone, the array of functions includes a day-night indicator (overlapping the second-time-zone subdial); an outsize date for the home time at 2 o?clock, and an ?up/down? (?AUF/AB?) hand-type power reserve indicator between 2 and 4 o?clock. The white-gold-cased watch. limited to 2...